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U.S. Sends Diplomats to Pressure Myanmar

The U.S. sent its highest-ranking delegation of diplomats to Myanmar in more than a decade as it intensified its efforts to encourage democratic change in the secretive military-run nation.

The arrival of Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, and a deputy came as China confirmed progress on an oil and natural-gas project that has drawn criticism from human-rights groups.